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WHAT MATTERS . . . . . November 12, 2019 . . .
News from Your Synod and Ministry Partners
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, ELCA/ 6401 Odana Road / Suite 20 / Madison, WI 53719 / (608)270-0201 / www.scsw-elca.org
In the living hope of the resurrection,
The South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, ELCA
announces the death of
The Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Sayler
The Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Beth Sayler, William A. & John
E. Wagner Professor of Biblical Theology and
Distinguished Professor of Bible at Wartburg Theological
Seminary died suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday,
November 11, 2019. She was 71. Gwen served WTS
faithfully as professor for twenty-nine years where
generations of church leaders learned Hebrew Bible,
ministry, and advocacy in her classes.
Gwen served as the Director for Lifelong Learning for several years and on the Internship
Committee at WTS. She has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and one book. In 2016,
she celebrated the 45th anniversary of her consecration as deaconess in the Valparaiso
Lutheran Diaconal Association (LDA) community. Gwen both generously supported and drew
great strength from the deaconess community. In addition to her commitment to the LDA, she
was ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA and celebrated the 35th
anniversary of her ordination in 2017. She also served on the Candidacy Committee for the
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin for more than twenty years. Gwen planned to retire at the
conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year, when she was anticipating a vibrant, active life of
serving.
Gwen was a cherished colleague of many in this synod. More of her beautiful story can be
read on the Wartburg seminary website where you will also find updates on pending
arrangements.
Please hold Dr. Sayler’s family including the Wartburg community in your prayers.
https://www.wartburgseminary.edu/featured/celebratinggwen/
Is Your Constitution As Old as Moses or Sandy Koufax? Webinar this Thursday! 7:00 – 8 pm Join Synod Secretary Rev. Brad Pohlman for this 60-minute webinar to learn what you need to do to update your constitution. Participate from home or church…no need to travel! Call the synod office at 608/270-0201 by Thursday noon to register. We’ll send you the link! Even if you can’t participate LIVE (which allows you to ask questions), register and we’ll send you the link to the recording.
Offering vitality in the 21st century
November 20, 2019 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
November 21, 2019 9:00 am - noon
A LIVE STREAMED STEWARDSHIP EVENT SPONSORED BY
THE SOUTH-CENTRAL SYNOD OF WI
Hosted by: New Life Church
7564 Cottage Grove Road, Madison
Lunch Provided - $35.00 registration fee
Generosity NEXT features plenary speakers who are thought leaders on cutting-edge topics related to faithful
stewardship and generosity in the North American cultural landscape.
Receiving offerings has been an ongoing part of the church’s story, beginning with the earliest scripture texts.
Spirited Generosity: Offering Vitality in the 21st Century will explore the history and theology of the offering, its
spiritual significance, and how faith communities can continue to make congregational giving a vital practice
in 21st-century culture.
Spirited Generosity will feature these four plenary sessions:
• Historical and theological review of the offering in Judeo/Christian culture
• The Offering as Worship: theological and biblical aspects of the offering as an act of
worship, discipleship, and mission
• Cultural Influences on the Offering: technology, generational differences, and the place of church in society
• Best Practices for the Offering: making the offering a meaningful moment when faith communities gather
Generosity NEXT is provided by the Ecumencial Stewardship Center: As a
Network for Growing Stewards, the Ecumenical Stewardship Center helps
the church thrive as it learns to live generously.
Call the synod office to register for this excellent event!
(608) 270-0201
REPORT OF THE 2019 SYNOD ASSEMBLY
Thank you to all of the voting members who attended the
Special Meeting of the Synod Assembly on Saturday,
November 3 at Our Savior’s in Sun Prairie. We had faithful
conversation and ultimately passed the spending plan for
2020/2021. Bishop Rogness presented the overview of the
bishop election process for the June 20, 2020 Bishop election to
be held at Good Shepherd in Verona. More information on
that process will be forthcoming in future issues of What Matters. Do pay attention!
Thank you to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Sun Prairie) for hosting us, Rev. Tim Hansen, Organist John
Krueger and Our Savior’s staff and members, synod council, Parliamentarian David Moore and all of
our volunteers for assisting with this Special Meeting of the Synod Assembly. We couldn’t do this
important and good work without you!
WE ARE GRATEFUL! You remembered your offering! Thank you for
your faithful and generous response to the in gathering of personal
care items for the Sunshine Place Emergency Food Pantry in Sun
Prairie. The barrel was full to the top and we also received an
additional $140.00 in cash donations. Thank you for your generosity
to this local ministry of our host congregation in Sun Prairie.
NEW! Join Our Ministry Partner, Lutheran Office for
Public Policy in Wisconsin for Wednesday Noon Live!
Each month, beginning November 6 at noon, updates
on legislation that pertains to the work we are doing as
a church will be broadcast on Facebook Live!
Interviews with guests and more!
Search LOPPW on Facebook for more information.
This is a great way to stay connected and informed on
issues pertaining to care of creation, human trafficking,
hunger and more.
Learn more: www.elca.org/gathering and https://scsw-elca.org/ministries-and-
partners/youthministry/elcayouthgathering/
Thank you to LOPPW Advisory Council Member Pastor Andy Twiton of Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison
for coming up with the idea of engaging young adults and to LOPPW Volunteer Margaret Staniforth for
helping to organize this with her great ideas and experience! We hope this will be a model for other parts
of WI and the UP!
MISSION MOMENT
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
Synod Prayer Team
Did you know that the synod has a prayer team that
actively prays for our synod?
In a spirit of love and care for one another as rostered
ministers of this synod, a Synod Prayer Team has been
created to offer prayer for those times when a rostered minister would like either themselves
or their loved ones to be lifted up in prayer. The synod prayer team also prays for our
congregations, communities and our world. We are the body of Christ together, and
enfolding one another in prayer is a comforting and sustaining expression of this body.
Recently our team lifted in prayer Chaplain Mark Teslik and the community of
Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage. CCI was recently put on lock-
down due to an incident of violence by an inmate against a staff member.
Rev. Mark Teslik is a rostered leader in our synod, called to serve as a Chaplain to CCI providing
spiritual care to this community that desperately needs to hear the good news and feel the
presence of God. Our team swiftly shared the prayer request for this beloved community.
Our team prays for our community leaders during legislative sessions that holy
conversations would capture the hearts and imaginations of those participating
for just and loving outcomes.
The members of the Synod Prayer Team are: Rev. Nancy Raabe, Rev. Lisa Nelson, Deacon Meg
Nielsen, Diane Padrutt (co-chair), Deacon Judy Nolde (co-chair), Deacon Vicki Hanrahan, and Rev.
Ken Smith. If you would like the prayer team to pray for you, either contact the synod office or
Deacon Judy Nolde who is coordinating the prayer team, at judynolde@sbcglobal.net (cell
608.219.4556). Deacon Judy then will send a prayer request by email to the prayer team asking for
prayers.
Today, our team is holding in prayer the community of Wartburg Seminary on
the loss of one of our beloved professors, colleague and friend in Rev. Dr. Gwen
Sayler.
To submit a prayer request, contact Deacon Judy Nolde at
judynolde@sbcglobal.net or call her cell: 608.219.4556.
Seminary Assistance Fund – Opportunity to Give to Our Seminarians
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, to South-Central
Synod of Wisconsin Congregations and Leaders!
It is that time of year when the Seminarians receive a
small Christmas Greeting from their synod. We know
how they appreciate everything congregations do
to support them through this path to becoming a
Pastor or a Deacon. I am reaching out to the
congregations to ask that any donation you are
making to the Seminary Assistance Fund for 2019 be
sent by November 29 . Donations can be mailed to the synod office and in the memo line write
th
Seminary Assistance Fund. The actual check should be made out to South-Central Synod of
Wisconsin and mailed to: South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, ELCA, 6401 Odana Road, Suite 20,
Madison, WI 53719.
Thank you for your generosity in the past and your prayerful consideration of this giving opportunity
today.
Janet Lord, Chair, Candidacy Committee
SCSW Children, Youth & Family Network Gathering
When: Thursday November 21, 10:30 am – 12noon
Where: Upper House, 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison
Who: All in our synod who work in children, youth, family,
cross+gen, and camp ministries.
Why: This is a time to share ideas, as well as our ups and downs of ministry with people who have
similar experiences. We also spend time to pray with and for one another. This month, we are
excited to have Lyle Griner from Peer Ministry Leadership join us!
Note: We will not meet in December.
Future Dates for Retired Pastor’s Gatherings
Next Gathering: Thursday, November 21
Location: Oakwood Village University Woods, 6205 Mineral Point Road, Madison
Dates in 2020:
Thursday, March 19, 2020 at St. John’s, Oregon
Thursday, May 21, 2020 at St. John’s, Oregon
Each time has this agenda:
9:30 Gathering
10:00 Worship
10:30 Presentation
12:00 Meal ($10.00)
The Church in “Post Christian”: Dane County New Survey Data – Wed, November 20 / 12:00 -1:30 pm
Madison was recently ranked by the Barna Group as the eleventh most “post-Christian city in America,” a
designation that presents opportunities as well as challenges to the Church. Based on research exploring the
300+ churches in Dane County, covering everything from demographics and worship styles to correlations
between location, theology, and political alignment, Christopher James will present his new findings on the
state of Christianity in and around the Madison area.
Moving past nostalgic reminisces and laments of decline, James’ research captures the wave of ecumenical
diversity in Dane County, and highlights signs of life that point to promising opportunities for partnership in the
gospel.
This data is part of an ongoing, international study of Christianity in Late-Modern Western Cities, inspired by
James’ pioneering study of Seattle, Washington, Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil: Theology and Practice
(Oxford University Press, 2017).
This is a free event. Lunch will be provided.*
*We enjoy extending thoughtful hospitality to our community. To help offset meal-related costs, we invite our
guests to consider a $10 contribution for lunch on the day of the event. We are grateful for your support of
Upper House programming and hospitality.
Rev. Dr. Christopher B. James is Associate Professor of Evangelism and Missional
Christianity at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. There he leads the Master of
Mission and Discipleship degree and a Doctor of Ministry cohort on “Leadership in a
Changing Context” with Dr. Alan Roxburgh. He is author of Church Planting in Post-
Christian Soil: Theology and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2017) and holds a Ph.D. in
Practical Theology from Boston University School of Theology, a M.Div. from Fuller
Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Wheaton College. His research has been
featured by several media outlets including the SeattleMet magazine, Seattle’s NPR
station, The Daily Beast, and the RePlacing Church podcast. Chris is Director of the Dane Churches Project as
well as Missio Madison, an innovative cohort-based initiative that equips missional leaders to thrive in the
Greater Madison area.
Location: Upper House is located at: 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-church-in-post-christian-dane-county-new-survey-data-tickets-
64569702719
Webinar: Engaging Service Members, Veterans, and their Families
Through Faith-Based Partnerships
Date: November 14, 2019 Time: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. ET
To register:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ooM86pgQXmuy7KQ9lISAg
Faith-based organizations often serve as a trusted source of help and
connection for many Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families
(SMVF). An increasing number of faith-based organizations and leaders not only assist with the spiritual needs
of SMVF but also provide support with many areas related to readjustment and strengthening resiliency,
wellness, and recovery. They are often referred to as “force multipliers” due to their help and support to so
many SMVF on the path to positive behavioral health and well-being.
This webinar will provide information that will help participants to engage, educate, inform, and partner with
faith-based leaders, non-profit organizations, and communities in support of and responding to the behavioral
health needs of SMVF.
Learning Objectives
• Recognize the spiritual and emotional needs of SMVF and better understand the role that faith-based
communities can play in SMVF community integration and transition
• Facilitate information dissemination for expanding and growing partnerships between communities
and faith-based organizations
• Provide examples and lessons learned for convening faith-based learning events, bringing faith-based,
community, and SMVF partners together to help prevent SMVF suicides and address other mental
health needs
• Share relevant resources and tools to faith-based and community organizations in order to support
SMVF and their caregivers
• Identify training events and resources as well as explore opportunities for strengthening partnerships
and coordination
If you have any questions about your registration, please contact Phil Paty at (518) 439-7415, ext. 5272, or by
email at ppaty@prainc.com.
Dates for ELCA Benefits Plan Annual Enrollment
Portico Update from your Regional Representative,
Jennifer Prinz:
Congregations and Plan Members: Congregations
have until October 25 to make health plan option selection for 2019. Annual Enrollment for plan members will
have from Oct. 29- Nov. 13 to make your selections. Note: If you’re part of a sponsored couple, a call to the
Customer Care Center can help you navigate some of the trickier details. Sign into MyPortico to learn more.
Innovation Brings Low 2020 Health Rate Increase and More Support: If you haven’t read about changes
coming in 2020 to the ELCA Benefits Plan, click here to learn more.
ELCA Primary Health Plan Wellness Dollars:
Plan members have until Nov. 30 to earn up to $400 wellness dollars
that can be used for medical expenses. If your spouse is also on the
health plan, they can, too. If you have already started earning, don’t
forget to complete your activities. If you haven’t yet started, now is the
time to begin. Click here to learn more.
Innovation Brings Low 2020 Health Rate Increase and More Support: If
you haven't read about changes coming in 2020 to the ELCA Benefits Plan, click the link below to find out
more.
https://myportico.porticobenefits.org/?redirectUrl=%2Fcampaign%2Fannual-enrollment
SYNOD’S SPEAKERS BUREAU
SCSW
A MINISTRY OF EQUIPPING OUR CONGREGATIONS FOR MINISTRY
Speaker’s Bureau
The Speaker’s Bureau is a resource that you can use to bring high
quality educational programming into your congregation on topics that
are of great importance to our synod’s ministries. These folks have
graciously offered to serve you in this way, bringing their expertise to
your settings. We are church together for the sake of the world!
Don’t be shy. They have been blessing our congregations with their
presence and information and are looking forward
to hearing from you too!
https://scsw-elca.org/resources/speakers-bureau/
Oakwood Village University Woods Seeks Sunday
Worship Service Volunteer Group – Can You
Help?
Oakwood is looking for (3 people) to help on
the 3rd Sunday of January, March, May, July,
September and November, starting in
2020. 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Families can be
an option, with children at least 10 years
old. Help residents in wheelchairs get to and from the service in Oakwood’s chapel; stay with the
residents during the service; help collect the offering and/or give communion. For more information,
contact Volunteer Services Coordinator Kim Viney at (608)230-4238 or
kim.viney@oakwoodvillage.net.
Come to Be Fed and Gather in Beloved Community - WORSHIP WITH US AT THE SYNOD OFFICE
Thursdays - 12:00 Noon with Brown Bag Lunch at
12:30
Join the synod staff and others on Thursdays for Worship with
Holy Communion.
We are gratefully led by a different preacher each week
from our synod and then gather at 12:30 for brown bag
lunch immediately after worship. It’s always a wonderful
informal and intimate gathering of a few or many! Come
take sabbath time with us and be sent forth as witnesses to
Jesus’ resurrection, showing glory to all the world in Jesus’
name. You will be glad you did!
If you are willing to volunteer your time to lead worship, we would love to have pastors, deacons or interns
lead us. Worship is a simple service consisting typically of a gathering song, word, meal, prayers and sending
song. Contact Robyn Zimmerman at robynz@scsw-elca.org if you would like to share your time and talent this
way.
Announcing…The 2021 ELCA Youth Gathering:
June 29-July 3, 2021 / Minneapolis, MN
See the theme announcement video and get fired up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdWHO5Ajkw&feature=youtu.be
Never been to a youth gathering?
Here’s a great video to introduce it to your youth groups!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Hrq793T1E&feature=youtu.be
14 Ikneel in prayer to the Father. 15 All beings in heaven and on earth receive their life from [God]. 16 God is
wonderful and glorious. I pray that [God’s] Spirit will make you become strong followers 17 and that Christ will
live in your hearts because of your faith. Stand firm and be deeply rooted in [God’s] love. 18 I pray that you
and all of God’s people will understand what is called wide or long or high or deep. 19 I want you to know all
about Christ’s love, although it is too wonderful to be measured. Then your lives will be filled with all that God is.
20-21 I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will forever bring praise to God. [God’s] power at work in us can do
far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21 CEV
About the theme: We are bound. Bound by our sin, by the expectations of others, by poverty, by ”-isms” that
try to divide us, and by so much more. In a life that often feels like it has young people in a suffocating grip, we
want them to imagine the boundlessness of God: boundless love, boundless mercy, boundless freedom,
boundless creation, boundless strength. All offered from a gracious and loving God who knows and adores
them. All so abundant and endless it cannot be measured. What are the stories of God’s people, both in
scripture and modern day that share the awe and wonder of just how vast our God is? What does it mean,
what does it look and feel like to live a life “filled with all that God is”? How can young people find themselves
within the boundlessness of Christ’s love?
MYLE, the tAble and the Gathering are unique opportunities to invite young people into a deeper relationship
with a God whose possibilities are boundless. Through one of a kind experiences, this ministry stretches and
affirms young people’s gifts and calls. They experience the power of the Spirit within them, that frees them to
live in the grace of God’s boundless love in Jesus Christ.
Finally, we are excited by the connections this theme offers to our host city of Minneapolis and the surrounding
area. Known as the “City by Nature”, Minneapolis is an earth-minded city in many ways. The Minneapolis Area
Synod also names advocacy around care for creation as a top priority, which would allow us to learn from
and support the local expression of the church.Speaking of Equipping Our Saints! The Synod Needs Instructors
for Two of Our Diakonia Courses:
This is a stipend teaching opportunity for pastors in our synod. Here
are the dates:
Classes are held in Evansville on Saturdays from 9:00 am – Noon.
Will you consider teaching and feeding these hungry students who
yearn to know more?
Courses:
Biblical Images, December 7, 14, 21, January 11, and 16.
Daily Life of a Christian, May 9, 16, 30, June 6 and 13.
Contact Diakonia Coordinator Barb Zimmerman if you are interested:
(608) 535-0264 or email: scswdiakonia@gmail.com
Spanish Immersion Program
The Caribbean Synod will be sponsoring a Spanish Immersion program.
To learn more about this exciting opportunity, contact DEM, Rev. Walter Bareis at (608) 270-0201 or
walterb@scsw-elca.org
Date: January 24 to February 1, 2020
Registration fee: $600
Instructor: Dr. Gina Mussulman
Supplies required: Bilingual bible and
notebook
Site for lodging and food (Breakfast
and lunch): Sinodo del Caribe Camp.
Site for classes: San Marcos Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guanabo. Classes daily from 6pm to 9pm.
In order to participate please contact the Synod office (608)270-0201. Email: robynz@scsw-elca.orgAnnual Thanksgiving Dinner at Lakeview Lutheran Church-
4001 Mandrake Road, Madison – OPEN TO ALL!
FREE Meal but Please call to make a reservation:
608-244-6181 http://www.lakeviewlutheranchurch.org
Serving family style dinner at noon in the East Hall. Menu includes
roasted turkey and gravy, homemade stuffing, real mashed
potatoes, sweet potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce, corn,
cabbage slaw, pumpkin pie, dinner rolls and beverages. There is
no cost to this meal but we encourage making a reservation of numbers only by calling the church office. We
are not able to make deliveries of the meal and carry out is available once all the people in the dinner room
and volunteers have been served.
Those who wish to volunteer should call 244-6181 and sign up for one of the volunteer options with Laura.
This meal is available to anyone who would like to celebrate the day with others. The environment is casual
and comfortable and the food is excellent.
NEXUS – High School Summertime Youth Experience –
June 28 – July 23, 2020 or July 12-17, 2020
Dig deep into Christian theology
Immerse in Christian Community
Discern God’s call on your life
Summer’s 2020 Theme is Hope Over Fear
Apply for the NEXUS Institute!
Nexus is a free, week-long, on-campus experience for
high school students in grades 10-12 that will change your life. Come live in the
residence halls, explore the city of Des Moines, make new friends from around
the country who are passionate about learning and living for Jesus, just like you!
To register and for more information: https://www.nexusgv.org/
Ignite the Church Conference, Feb. 11-13, 2020
Get inspired, encouraged, challenged and warmed up at the Ignite the
Church Conference in Orlando, Florida, February 11-13. In addition to
large group gatherings on Congregational Vitality, there will be electives
on Reaching Younger Generations, Expanding Kingdom Impact, Church
Renewal and Discipleship, Renewing Music, Vitality through Mission,
Engaging Your Neighborhood, Evangelism, Social Justice, and Raising Up
Leaders along with a visit to Orlando’s Castle Church Brewing
Community.
A $99 discounted rate, including 2 meals and snacks, is available until
November 30th.
All proceeds benefit the ELCA Fund for Leaders. For more information go
to www.IgniteTheChurch.net. #ignitethechurchChrist Lutheran in Stoughton invites You to Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner
Saturday, December 7, 2019
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Address: 700 County Highway B, Stoughton
For your enjoyment: Lutefisk, meatballs, mashed potatoes, gray,
rutabagas, cranberries, cole slaw, lefse, Rommegrot, butter, Norwegian
Treats, Coffee & Milk
Adults: $18 Children (4 to 12) $7
All are welcome. Call (608) 835-8520 or email
stoughtonlutefisk@gmail.com for reservation information. Reservations are
being accepted NOW!
Congregational Newsletter Editors - please include this in
your newsletters!
WHAT MATTERS - Stay Connected To Synod
Happenings, News, & Events!
Grow in your faith and leadership! Stay connected to exciting
events and stories of our faith in action in our synod! To sign up for
synod news, please email Assistant to the Bishop for Synodical Life,
Deacon Vicki Hanrahan at
vickih@scsw-elca.org to be added to “What Matters.”
Baby Grand Piano for Sale: 2004 Kawai GE-30 - very light use.
Asking price is 11K. If you might be interested, contact Corinne at
rinneferguson@gmail.com.
Positions in the Synod
We are happy to help promote your positions. Please submit 100 words or less to Deacon Vicki Hanrahan,
Synod Communicator, email: vickih@scsw-elca.org Please notify Vicki when the position has been filled so
that we can keep this list current. Thanks!
Custodial Position – St. Luke’s (Middleton)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Middleton has a position available for a part-time custodian (15 hrs./week).
Holidays required. Most hours worked during the week, with filling in on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday
evenings as needed. Duties include vacuuming, dusting, room setup, coffee hour help, and more. If
interested, please contact: Drew Hathaway, Property Manager, at dhathaway@stlukes-elca.org. (11/12/19)
Licensed Psychotherapist – Samaritan Counseling Center (Madison)
The Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern Wisconsin is expanding our services and seeking a full time
licensed psychotherapist. For more information visit our website at: www.samaritancounselingcenterwi.org
(11/12/19)Weekend Maintenance Position Open - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Madison and Verona Good Shepherd is looking for a person to help clean up our two campuses following worship on Sunday morning from noon-6 p.m. on Sundays. We are looking for a conscientious, hardworking individual with a good driving record, since you will need to drive between the two campuses. Please send applications to Director of Administration Rick Blum at rblum@gslcwi.com or call (608) 640-4902. (10/01/19) Director of Music Ministry - Bristol Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie, WI Position includes directing and accompanying the Chancel Choir (adult) and keyboard responsibilities on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Choir has about 20 members. We have an 8-year-old Kawai 6' grand in the sanctuary. The organ will be a 13 rank Casavant, which is in the final stages of installation. Salary is dependent on experience, with the pay range between $100 and $135 per service. The Chancel Choir salary is between $3500 and $4000 per 9-month annual period. Interested? Contact our parish administrative assistant, Karen Kane, at 608-837-6093 or secretary2@bristollutheran.org. (09/05/19) Full-Time Chaplain - Skaalen Retirement Services - Stoughton, WI Skaalen Retirement Services is a Lutheran retirement community that has been providing care and support of seniors in need since 1900. Skaalen Retirement Services is seeking a full-time Chaplain to provide spiritual care to by promoting a spiritual environment within the campus by leading worship services, providing prayer services, conducting Bible study, leading religious discussions, providing religious education and hymn sings with residents and patients in all levels of care. The successful candidate will need to be ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Ecclesiastical Specialized Care Endorsement status from the ELCA, and is Board Certified Chaplain status from the Association of Professional Chaplains. (09/05/19) Worship & Music Director/Lead Accompanist (Piano) - All Saints (Fitchburg) This is a part time position. Responsibilities include: regularly accompanying All Saints in Worship at both the classic blended service & the New Song Praise Worship; directing the choir with weekly rehearsals & twice monthly performance; leading New song Band twice monthly; and assisting the pastor & Worship and Music team with planning worship liturgies and music. Resumes can be sent to office@allsaints-madison.org. Please return application by September 15. Full job description provided upon request. (08/27/19)) Administrative Assistant - St. Paul's Lutheran (Baraboo) St. Paul's is looking for an experienced office professional to cover administrative and secretarial duties. This is a part time (30 hrs/ week) position with regular office hours: Monday - Thursday (9am-12; 1-4pm) and Fridays (9am-12). Please contact Pastor Karen Hofstad @ pastor@stpaulslutheranchurch.us or 608-434-3397 with any inquiries or questions. A detailed job description can be provided upon request. Application deadline: Friday, August 23rd. (07/22/19) Lutheran Campus Ministry Seeks Meal Program Coordinator Lutheran Campus Ministry seeks a Meal Program Coordinator for its Taste of Grace Community Lunch. Serving about 100 students per weekday during the academic term, our community meal supports students experiencing food insecurity and nurtures community and friendships in an environment of genuine hospitality. An ideal candidate for this half-time position will have experience in large scale cooking in an institutional setting and interest in working with students and volunteers to create a welcoming community. For more information visit: http://www.lcmmadison.org/job-openings/ Questions may be directed to Emily Tveite, Campus Pastor & Director (emily@lcmmadison.org) Application deadline: August 15. (07/16/19) Director of Youth and Family Ministries / Coordinator for Small Town & Rural (STAR) Youth Ministry Initiative – Grace Lutheran Church (Dodgeville) Seeking a creative, caring relationship-builder with a passion for nurturing Christian faith among middle and high school youth to join our warm-spirited and collaborative staff team. This director will be charged with overseeing and coordinating our congregation's youth discipleship ministries while pioneering an innovative, grant-funded initiative to strengthen connections among youth within a wider cohort of southwest Wisconsin ELCA congregations. Qualified candidates will possess strong organizational and communication skills, a sincere personal faith compatible with the teaching and practice of the ELCA, and a heart for ministry in a Small Town and Rural (STAR) context. Position is half-time devoted to Grace youth ministries and quarter-time to our STAR Youth Ministry Initiate to create a combined .75 FTE employment opportunity. To apply, email a cover letter and resume to Pastor Mark Williamson at mwilliamson.glc@gmail.com. (07/08/19)
Part-Time Chaplain – Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge Campus, Madison Part time position for ordained or those with CPE or visitation experience to help cover on call duties, and potentially be on campus when Chaplain Shannon is not on campus. Candidate would need to be available on Sundays to preach in chapel on days when Chaplain is away on a Sunday. Anyone interested in this opportunity to serve can contact the Oakwood HR department at 608-230-4530, or Chaplain Wayne Shannon, at 608-230-4561. (07/02/19) Music Director - St. John’s, Madison Vibrant, urban congregation with multiple instrumental groups seeks 15 to 20 hour a week music director to nurture the gifts and skills of members within the congregation and connect with other musicians in the broader community. For a full position description and application instructions, visit St. John’s website: https://www.stjohnsmadison.org/employment-opportunities (06/25/19) Part-Time Office Assistant, St. James Lutheran Church, Verona This position is approximately 16-20 hours a week. Please send all inquiries to Michelle at mlichty@stsjamesverona.org Please note, email inquiries only. (05/28/19) Digital Communications-Media Intern - Good Shepherd (Madison & Verona) Good Shepherd is looking for a motivated, strategic storyteller who will create and distribute written and digital communications to members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Candidates will work with the communications ministry team to create content and need to be proficient with web-based content delivery platforms and social networks, including WordPress, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Candidates must be college students majoring in Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, or Journalism. They will also need a valid Driver’s License, an ability to pass a background check and be available to work full-time for the duration of the 10-week program. This internship is a paid $12/hour, 40-hours-a-week position during the summer months. To apply, send your cover letter and resume to eholmer@gslcwi.com, or apply online at http://gslcwi.com/connect/jobs/ (01/15/19) Wisconsin Council of Churches Employment Opportunities https://www.wichurches.org/resources/employment-opportunities/ At-A-Glance Future Synod Events: Please see the Congregational Events page on the Synod’s EVENTS page of the website for more events that will be hosted by congregations of our synod. Thanks! http://www.scsw-elca.org/congregational_events.aspx November 14 – SCSW Equipping the Saints Webinar on Constitutions (See ad this issue) November 17 – 19 – Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Retreat – Green Lake Conference Center November 20 & 21 – Spirited Generosity Stewardship Live Streamed Event – New Life Church (Madison) November 21 – Retired Pastor’s Gathering – Location Update: St. John’s Lutheran Church (Oregon) December 24 & 25 – Synod Office Closed December 30 – January 3 – Synod Office Closed 2020 DATES: March 14, 2020 – LEAD March 19, 2020 – Retired Pastor’s Gathering – St. John’s (Oregon) May 1 & 2 (Friday & Saturday) SYNOD ASSEMBLY May 21, 2020 – Retired Pastor’s Gathering – St. John’s (Oregon) June 20 – Special Meeting of the Synod Assembly to Elect a Bishop
Updates on Congregations in the Call Process and Rostered Leader Updates
Call process and roster changes are updated on the synod website monthly. Please
keep these congregations and rostered leaders in your prayers.
Link: http://scsw-elca.org/resources/callprocess/
Our Savior's of Sun Prairie has 2 horseshoe,
height adjustable tables available for pick -up.
This Horseshoe Shaped Laminate
activity table provides a durable work surface that is
versatile enough for everything from computers to
projects or group lessons. They are both in very good
condition.
Please contact Shelly 608-837-3111 for more info.
Prayers
Lutheran Men in Mission:
• Jim Schieble, Faith Lutheran Church, Columbus, WI
• Paul Beckman, Burke Lutheran Church, Madison,
Synod Seminary Student:
• Hannah Degner, Hannah is still deciding which seminary to attend next fall.
Pastors and Congregations in our Synod:
• Rev. Paula Harris, Interim Pastor, and members of Deerfield Lutheran Church,
Deerfield, WI
• Rev. Steven Schneider, Pastor, and members of St. John Lutheran Church, Avoca, WI
Neighboring Synods:
• Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar and the congregations of the Oregon Synod
Churchwide Partners:
• Ms. Jodi Slattery, Assistant to the Presiding Bishop, Governance, at the ELCA Lutheran Center, Chicago,
IL
• Mr. Joseph Schmidt, Administrative Services Coordinator, Governance, Office of the Presiding Bishop at
the ELCA Lutheran Center, Chicago, IL
We give thanks at this time for the ministry of those who celebrate their anniversary of Ordination during this
coming week:
Rev. Judith Huseth, November 13, 1983, Retired Pastor of Janesville, WI jlhuseth1@outlook.com
Rev. Anthony Dusso, November 15, 1988, Pastor Our Savior’s of Beloit, WI tonydusso@gmail.com
Rev. Andrew Twiton, November 15, 2014, Renewal Pastor at Trinity Lutheran of Madison, WI atwiton@gmail.com
Rev. James Wendt, November 16, 2008, Pastor at First Lutheran of Beaver Dam, WI pastor@firstluthbd.orgRev. Beth Schultz-Byrnes, November 16, 2008, Renewal Pastor at Hope Lutheran of McFarland, WI
pastorbethschultzbyrnes@gmail.com
Rev. David Nelsestuen, November 17, 2012, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran of Edgerton, WI
pastordaven2010@aol.com
Rev. David Froemming, November 19, 2012, Pastor at Christ Lutheran of Lancaster, WI & Contract pastor at St.
Paul’s Lutheran of Potosi, WI pastorfroemming@yahoo.com
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